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21/08/1983 Filipino opposition leader Benigno Aquino shot dead

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The World Tonight: Gunman in Aquino assassination insists on innocence, wants case reopened

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Palace posts Ninoy Aquino's undelivered arrival speech

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Anniversary of Aquino killing, which started revolution

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HISTORY™ (2 of 5) The Assassination of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.

Aquino was assassinated in 1983, when he was shot in the head after returning to the country. At the time, bodyguards were assigned to him by the Marcos government. A subsequent investigation produced controversy but with no definitive results. After Marcos' government was overthrown, another investigation found sixteen defendants guilty.